Texas not only resettled many Katrina refugees, but also is on the front lines of immigration from Latin America. Members of the Texas Economic and Demographic Association[13] (TEDA) might be able to shed some light on current trends, statistics, and projections. Edith Chambers, 713-844-3618.

OTHER RESOURCES

United Nations University: Institute for Environment and Human Security; Media contact Ilona Roberts,[14] +49(0)228 815-0219, can provide a range of generalized publications on the topic. Pertinent experts are featured here.[15] They include Koko Warner, Fabrice Renaud, and J.J. Bogardi, who were authors of the 2007 publication "Control, Adapt, or Flee: How to Face Environmental Migration?" It is available, along with other publications, here.[16] Another publication, a 400-page book published in October 2006, is Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: Towards Disaster Resilient Societies.[17]

EACH-FOR[18] (Environmental Change and Forced Migration Scenarios), a research project of the European Commission.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees looks at a different angle:[19] minimizing the environmental impacts of huge, sudden influxes of people to fragile habitats. Press: +41-22-739-8502.